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Jung Chae Yeon is officially stepping into a role once made legendary by Shin Eun Ha.
According to a report on December 4th, Jung Chae Yeon has been cast as the lead of the upcoming OTT series M: Reboot .
The project is a reimagining of M , the 10-episode summer horror special that aired on MBC in 1994 and became a cultural phenomenon for its bold theme addressing the ethics of abortion. The original series achieved a peak rating of 50% and averaged an astonishing 38.6%.
Shin Eun Ha, who starred in the original, skyrocketed to fame that year with both M and the MBC drama The Last Match . Her character’s green eyes and chilling voice as “M” remain iconic to this day.
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M: Reboot will be adapted into a modern sci-fi horror thriller aimed at the global market in 2025. Production is handled by Big Ocean ENM, the company behind hit dramas like Reborn Rich and Our Beloved Summer . The story was also staged as a musical in 2022.
Jung Chae Yeon debuted in 2015 as a member of the girl group DIA. In 2016, she became a final member of I.O.I through Mnet’s Produce 101 and made her acting debut in tvN’s Drinking Solo . Most recently, she earned praise for her role as rookie attorney Kang Hyo Min in the drama Beyond The Bar .
With M: Reboot , Jung Chae Yeon now takes on one of Korean TV’s most unforgettable roles—and all eyes are on how she will reinvent it for a new era.
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